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with the author of "shadow bosses: how government. employee unions control america and rob taxpayer blind." llory factor joins us. also tonight, egypt's president, muhammad morsi, ordering the egan military to arrest people in the street even as he claimed to have rescinded the ctatorial powers he assumed which have spurre violent demonstrations. and a new intelligence report concludes that america's time as the lone perpower is nearing an end. former director of national intelligence jo negro panty joins us to talk about our future as a superpower and the challenges that we'll surely face we begin tonight with one of the few scheduling misadventures of president obama'swire tenure in -- entire tenure in office. e president speaking to autoworkers outside detroit today, aday before governor snyder will sign michigan' newly-passed right-to-work law into effect. the presidenttanding firmly with the unio that worked hard to get him reelected. >> wha we shouldn't do, i st gotta say this, wt we shouldn't be doing is try to take away your r
with the author of "shadow bosses: how government. employee unions control america and rob taxpayer blind." llory factor joins us. also tonight, egypt's president, muhammad morsi, ordering the egan military to arrest people in the street even as he claimed to have rescinded the ctatorial powers he assumed which have spurre violent demonstrations. and a new intelligence report concludes that america's time as the lone perpower is nearing an end. former director of national intelligence...
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our partners are the state government. we had a change in personnel, a change in the plan, a change in the money. we are positioned today. we know what the plan is. people are in positions up to implement the plan. we will move forward. >> what does it change? >> going from schwarzenegger to brown, going from new members on the railroad authority, changing from 99 billion to 69 billion. a lot of things have changed. all of those changes have taken time. >> i will look more to sing a plan to see what those changes are. members get made up all the time. there does not seem to be a whole lot of changes. yet two administrations that made this a top priority. i would expect governor brown once this as bad as governor schwarzenegger. we have had anything but that so far. we have nothing they could sell to congress or a private company that would what to do this. i am seeing a plan to add action makes sense that i can bring back home. we continue to your members talking about the train to nowhere. bakersfield is not know where. -
our partners are the state government. we had a change in personnel, a change in the plan, a change in the money. we are positioned today. we know what the plan is. people are in positions up to implement the plan. we will move forward. >> what does it change? >> going from schwarzenegger to brown, going from new members on the railroad authority, changing from 99 billion to 69 billion. a lot of things have changed. all of those changes have taken time. >> i will look more to...
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. >> cenk: i think government should do a strict regulation and she should dispense it. the american people have spoken, in a gallup poll, 64% say the federal government should not mess with the state laws of colorado and washington. i've heard from conservatives for decades how important states rights are. are you going to tell me that you do not believe in states rights? [ laughing ] >> i believe in states right. the 64%, that hardly means that--that hardly means that 64% of the country you present that as though 64% of the country supports legalization of marijuana. but i go back to your previous point. you say supply, let's regulate it. now you're in the tobacco conundrum. now you have massive federal intervention regulators at the federal level and that's just what we have in tobacco. >> i have no problems regulating it. what we were right now we have a mess. apparently you don't believe in states rights and i'll never let you make that argument again. thankthank you for come together program. >> thank you. >> cenk: the five political lies of the year. you'll love t
. >> cenk: i think government should do a strict regulation and she should dispense it. the american people have spoken, in a gallup poll, 64% say the federal government should not mess with the state laws of colorado and washington. i've heard from conservatives for decades how important states rights are. are you going to tell me that you do not believe in states rights? [ laughing ] >> i believe in states right. the 64%, that hardly means that--that hardly means that 64% of the...
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societal breakdown can't be solved by government, but it also can't be ignored by government. helping people make it into the middle class is a personal issue for me. my parents worked in the service industry. in almost any other nation on earth, their jobs would barely provide for daily living much less a better future. but in america, my parents made it to the middle class. today, the journey my parents made from poor immigrants to middle class, it's harder than it was in their time because the world has changed. the economy has changed. but whether or not the journey my parents made is still possible to all who are willing to work for it, well that will decide whether america will decline or whether america will remain exceptional. the emergence of a strong, 21st century american middle class is the answer to our most pressing challenges. and it all starts with our people. in our hotel kitchens, in the landscaping crews working in our neighborhoods, and in the late night janitorial shifts that clean our offices. there. there you will find the dreams america was built on. th
societal breakdown can't be solved by government, but it also can't be ignored by government. helping people make it into the middle class is a personal issue for me. my parents worked in the service industry. in almost any other nation on earth, their jobs would barely provide for daily living much less a better future. but in america, my parents made it to the middle class. today, the journey my parents made from poor immigrants to middle class, it's harder than it was in their time because...
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government could do and the government to government. it's how you build the nonproliferation norms in the society themselves. >> i'm going to ask a direct question because the non-proliferation i get that, it makes sense. we always on the government work better and be better coordinated but here's a direct question if anybody else knows the answer please, speegap. how much does the government spend annually? fighting, nonproliferation in the middle east, let's back up again. this is the sum of all fears, this is the middle east. it went through five or six examples when the post war period we've already seen the government in the attacks and thousands of people killed i don't think anybody in this room needs a lesson on the kind of regime and the kind of terrorist organizations that are in the middle east and that come out of the swamp that is the middle east and so i would assume as a layperson that we must be spending billions in fighting the middle east nonproliferation. actually i do not know because as i explained, they are so desp
government could do and the government to government. it's how you build the nonproliferation norms in the society themselves. >> i'm going to ask a direct question because the non-proliferation i get that, it makes sense. we always on the government work better and be better coordinated but here's a direct question if anybody else knows the answer please, speegap. how much does the government spend annually? fighting, nonproliferation in the middle east, let's back up again. this is the...
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the laws governing the disabled. senator lee just admitted it doesn't affect any law in the united states. all it does is create a committee on the rights of persons with disabilities. what can committee do? all it can do is review and make suggestions. are we scared in the united states of america of someone making a suggestion to us about how we might do something? no recourse, no legal standing -- the foreign relations committee even included language with advice and consent to make it crystal clear. so when we afraid of? that the committee would give us this advice? the second misconception is that this will allow the federal government to determine what is best for children with disabilities. again, mr. president, that is just flat wrong. the treaty does not give the federal government or any state government and a new powers with respect to children and disabilities. it does not change the balance of power and it does not require any change to existing state or federal law. the justice department, dick thornbur
the laws governing the disabled. senator lee just admitted it doesn't affect any law in the united states. all it does is create a committee on the rights of persons with disabilities. what can committee do? all it can do is review and make suggestions. are we scared in the united states of america of someone making a suggestion to us about how we might do something? no recourse, no legal standing -- the foreign relations committee even included language with advice and consent to make it...
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it's not just about paying some it's not just about paying some government tad have more but about putting millions to work who are now jobless because that's what happens in a boom. we put them to work. and, yes, spending's got to come down. are they so obtuse, to quote andy dufresne when he quizzes the warden, that they can't see this? and, yes, i'm talking about both sides. it's driving me crazy. how do i know that things would be so great if we could only get beyond the stupid politically created crisis? let's go over the reasons. first, in terms of how well we could be doing, think about this. the moribund, ossified and barely capitalist continent that is europe has settled down into some sort of permanent no-growth mode and yet almost every one of the stock markets is doing better than ours. come on, washington, that's ridiculous. how can the markets in switzerland, netherlands, sweden, france, germany do better than us? how is that possible? because of you, washington. it's because of you. we've been kept back all because of you. second, before our politicians stepped in with their
it's not just about paying some it's not just about paying some government tad have more but about putting millions to work who are now jobless because that's what happens in a boom. we put them to work. and, yes, spending's got to come down. are they so obtuse, to quote andy dufresne when he quizzes the warden, that they can't see this? and, yes, i'm talking about both sides. it's driving me crazy. how do i know that things would be so great if we could only get beyond the stupid politically...
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it will only increase government spending. unemployment benefits are a stopgap measure that prevent people who might be able to get work from getting other government benefits. the most egregious example is social security disability. as people start to exhaust their unemployment benefits, they apply for disability. that is a good program designed for people who are unable to work. as more and more people who can work apply for it, that drains the resources. once they get on that, they do not get back into the workforce. we see the trust fund set to hit insolvency in 2016. host: we will go first to tim from carolina on the republican line. caller: good morning. how are you? i would like to ask a question. how can the government extend unemployment benefits to the tune of -- it seems like unlimited when the recession came in in 2009 and i guess bush was leaving and obama was coming in. how could they extend them that long when i am 47 years old and i have never done it in my life until 2009. yet these people were able to go way
it will only increase government spending. unemployment benefits are a stopgap measure that prevent people who might be able to get work from getting other government benefits. the most egregious example is social security disability. as people start to exhaust their unemployment benefits, they apply for disability. that is a good program designed for people who are unable to work. as more and more people who can work apply for it, that drains the resources. once they get on that, they do not...
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yesterday the government accountability office revealed that government workers and private contractors are doing the same exact work on medicaid plans leading to billions in waste. meanwhile senator coburn has shown all of us some of the ridiculous things that taxpayers are paying for with their tax dollars, some of the things that cause us to spend $1 trillion more than we take in every single year. last year he put out a report showing how we could save more than $100 billion, or about one-tenth of the annual deficit, just by eliminating duplicative and overlapping government programs. we've got 94 federal initiatives aimed at encouraging green building through 11 different federal agencies. we have got 14 programs with the sole purpose of reducing diesel emissions. a few weeks ago, senator coburn issued a study that showed taxpayers are funding moroccan pottery classes, promoting shampoo and other beauty products for cats and dogs and a video game that allows them to relive prom night. get this -- taxpayers also spent $325,000 on a robotic squirrel named robosquirrel. the president
yesterday the government accountability office revealed that government workers and private contractors are doing the same exact work on medicaid plans leading to billions in waste. meanwhile senator coburn has shown all of us some of the ridiculous things that taxpayers are paying for with their tax dollars, some of the things that cause us to spend $1 trillion more than we take in every single year. last year he put out a report showing how we could save more than $100 billion, or about...
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the federal government can come in just end this but i hope obama if you are listening right now if you have compassion for everybody out here. coming up in the medical watch tackling a growing problem increasing injuries how to make sure your charitable donation is going to a worthy cause. cheerleaders injuries are skyrocketing cheerleading is drawn the attention of a different force, medicine experts who are crying foul. when she made the squad at depaul university. >> i am shorter so they can get you higher in the air we were tested movements on the mats, they throw you up in the air spaniel and bring you back down. caitlin slipped through. >> i landed with my toes pointed so i tore it 3-4 ligaments in my foot. a painful injury but not as serious as some of the others. then of course the big concern is really catastrophic injuries like concussions and skull into neck fractures the national average among cheerleaders is five catastrophic injuries a year. a lot of gymnastics stiles tons, a lot of tumbling pyramid buildings and basket tosses that's when his colleagues spoke up and wrote
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wants to raise taxes on the top 2 percent of income earners and he believes this will help raise the government's 16 trillion dollar debt coupled with spending cuts but the republican controlled house says the president has not responded to their latest proposal. >> i think we made a good-faith offer to avert the fiscal crisis and that offer included significant spending cuts and reforms and it included additional revenue and frankly it was the balanced approach mr. president has been asking for. erick kanter announced today there will be no adjournment into a credible solution to the fiscal cliff is found. >> house lawmakers proposed a bill today they claim will bring the costs under control and provide a safe retirement, it creates two groups of public employees those hired before 2011 and those hired since then and for those hired before 2011 there receive their cost-of- living increases only applied to the first $25,000 of their pension and they will have to contribute more up to 2%. and it is now up to lawmakers to approve a measure that will allow undocumented immigrants in illinois to rece
wants to raise taxes on the top 2 percent of income earners and he believes this will help raise the government's 16 trillion dollar debt coupled with spending cuts but the republican controlled house says the president has not responded to their latest proposal. >> i think we made a good-faith offer to avert the fiscal crisis and that offer included significant spending cuts and reforms and it included additional revenue and frankly it was the balanced approach mr. president has been...
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so does the federal government -- is the federal government now on the hook for the rest of the plan which the voters were asked for and said would come? if we are the biggest funders of this, why would we not -- [inaudible] to what they said they would do? that is a question we all have to do. thirdly, when you read the business plan and you live in my area, the numbers just don't add up. the millions of people that they project will ride the train from my area are nowhere near the population that will do it. there's roughly 750,000 within the -- they currently take a train or an airplane to the region in which they're going to serve. so is your investment going to pay off, or are you making a an investment where you're going to have to continue to invest and subsidize the riders to be on the train themselves? california first brought this issue up when we had a surplus. many people realize in a government when you have a lot of surplus, you start picking up big dreams. you want to do a lot of different things. ings that not the same perspective of where california is today, and it
so does the federal government -- is the federal government now on the hook for the rest of the plan which the voters were asked for and said would come? if we are the biggest funders of this, why would we not -- [inaudible] to what they said they would do? that is a question we all have to do. thirdly, when you read the business plan and you live in my area, the numbers just don't add up. the millions of people that they project will ride the train from my area are nowhere near the population...
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think about cash high yield or government related high yield barbell. that is step one. 50% government related securities, 50% high yield bonds. you can increase your real yield aad you're trading some interest rrte risk for some credit risk. now investors usually say to me you generated income for me but it is all dollars, right? how do i diversify the dollar exposure? we talk about international bonds. higher yields the united states. foreign currency exposure. the next question is i don't want any currency exposure. that's when you start to think about adding gold, real estate, master limited partnerships and physical commodities. lauren: you're saying go global with at least some of your investments, at least equity invests. where globally? what countries? >> i don't think it is about countries but i think it is more wheres generate revenue. a lot of great companies around the united states will generate revenue around the world. look at companies domiciled in 50 states where the opportunities doesn't make a lot of sense. it might have made sense 40
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they pay the state, the local, the fatigue government in taxes. what america should be addressing is two things. one, we should be addressing generational theft. we now as a country borrow 40 cents of every dollar that the government spends, and we've accumulated 16 trillion dollars in debt. now, in 2008 obama called nine trillion dollars in debt. he said that was irresponsible, unpatriotic. to say this another way, we're literally stealing money from our children and our grandchildren. now, this is the kind of generational theft that has never happened in this country until now, and neerlt part neits addressing this on a regular basis. both parties are arguing over how to tax the rich. now, number two. greed and overspending. for all the talk about greedy rich people in america, how is it possible that politicians' greed is never addressed? after all, they robbed the social security trust fund. they spent it. that's your retirement money that was supposed to be put away in a safe lock box. they spent that money. medicare is also headed for bankru
they pay the state, the local, the fatigue government in taxes. what america should be addressing is two things. one, we should be addressing generational theft. we now as a country borrow 40 cents of every dollar that the government spends, and we've accumulated 16 trillion dollars in debt. now, in 2008 obama called nine trillion dollars in debt. he said that was irresponsible, unpatriotic. to say this another way, we're literally stealing money from our children and our grandchildren. now,...
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the purpose of government is. i believe barack obama is on the right track to teach the people that this is what the role of government should be, for the people. not the corporate interests. one other thing. matt asked about c-span? i want to say unfortunately i have been disabled. i am a disabled veteran. i have been not able to work since the end of 1997. the one benefit i have had to have this opinion is i have been able to watch c-span and "washington journal" almost daily. very much rned so muc that i have never learned in undergraduate hours, law school, or high school. i have learned more about history, government, the true history of this country. not what we have been spoonfed in high school. or in critical about the pleasant stories where we were happy with smiles on their face. where we have come from and how far we have come and how far we can go in terms of really being that bright and shining lfght for other countries to follow by example. host: is that it? caller: please, please, is there some way
the purpose of government is. i believe barack obama is on the right track to teach the people that this is what the role of government should be, for the people. not the corporate interests. one other thing. matt asked about c-span? i want to say unfortunately i have been disabled. i am a disabled veteran. i have been not able to work since the end of 1997. the one benefit i have had to have this opinion is i have been able to watch c-span and "washington journal" almost daily. very...
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relative to negotiating by the federal government, it's the negotiation of the federal government to the pharmaceutical companies, so today there is actually a restriction of the federal government can't use the purchasing power to negotiate a bulk purchase to the pharmaceutical companies. it's really not to us as human newscast. it's the farm sought cal aspects of that. so when you -- your next question --'ll come back to that. what happened in mart d and actually president clinton referred to this in his speech at the democratic convention -- is actually bringing the cost of the pharmaceuticals down. what it's doing is similar to what i wag talking about relative to capitalistic competition. we did a joint venture just a few years ago with wal-mart. and we introduced a $15 a month drug plan. $15 a month. and the city thought we were crazy to do this, but what we did is we worked with wal-mart's purchasing power, wal-mart distribution capabilities capabd management and our ability to bring solutions to our members. and brought our product out. this his brought down the price of part
relative to negotiating by the federal government, it's the negotiation of the federal government to the pharmaceutical companies, so today there is actually a restriction of the federal government can't use the purchasing power to negotiate a bulk purchase to the pharmaceutical companies. it's really not to us as human newscast. it's the farm sought cal aspects of that. so when you -- your next question --'ll come back to that. what happened in mart d and actually president clinton referred to...
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government. one clear difference between the army and the navy, and i'll take the opportunity here the to give a little poke at the army for this, is that within the army most officers went with their states. most people are aware of that famous internal debate that rocket e. lee -- robert e. lee supposedly had, boot steps echoing on the stairs as he thought all night about what he should do. navy, not so much. southern-born naval officers, more than half, actually stayed with the national governor even though they were southern-born. now, you could say this was because, obviously, through the naval academy they understand more about loyalty than they do at west point -- [laughter] >> most of these guys didn't go to the naval academy. [laughter] >> naval academy created in 1845, so the senior officers had come up the old-fashioned way, midshipmen on up learning on the job. but a cynic would also say, you know, the confederacy doesn't have any ships. so maybe my opportunities are greater -- whatev
government. one clear difference between the army and the navy, and i'll take the opportunity here the to give a little poke at the army for this, is that within the army most officers went with their states. most people are aware of that famous internal debate that rocket e. lee -- robert e. lee supposedly had, boot steps echoing on the stairs as he thought all night about what he should do. navy, not so much. southern-born naval officers, more than half, actually stayed with the national...
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this is not government speech. if they want to change their state logo to choose life they can do that because people can go to the polls and decide if that's a message they want to represent. here, you are not having an open debate when you are actually prohibiting the other side from putting forth their view, that is the entire problem. this is not the first state to tkpwabl with this issu grapple with this issue. south carolina came up with the same result a few years ago. illinois stayed out of it all together. gregg: i've got judge fox' opinion, 21 pages. that is his biggest point here, you have the government regulating private speech, and you can't do that. >> but that is the new answer nuance. this isn't private speech because it went through the legislature. it wasn't referendum, or direct vote by the people. remember the people of north carolina elected these legislators. if the next election comes up if they don't like it -- gregg: that can still be unconstitutional. >> and also private speech. this isn'
this is not government speech. if they want to change their state logo to choose life they can do that because people can go to the polls and decide if that's a message they want to represent. here, you are not having an open debate when you are actually prohibiting the other side from putting forth their view, that is the entire problem. this is not the first state to tkpwabl with this issu grapple with this issue. south carolina came up with the same result a few years ago. illinois stayed...
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this latest effort comes amid reports that the government of syrian president bashar al- assad may be preparing to use chemical weapons. syria's foreign minister says his nation would never use chemical weapons against its own people.. and he warns that any foreign intervention against syria would be "catastrophic". a prominent software maker is in custody in guatemala, and could be deported to belize today. belize authorities want to talk to john mcafee about the fatal shooting of his neighbor, american businessman gregory faull, back in november. he went into hiding for several weeks, and finally revealed guantemala. his lawyer filed a formal request for asylum there yesterday, saying he escaped from belize to escape police persecution. new york's so-called "soccer mom madam" is promising to name names ... in a new tell-all book. anna gristina pleaded guilty in september to promoting prostitution. she's sentenced to six months in jail and five years probation. prosecutors say the mother of four ran a 10-million-dollar prostitution ring in manhattan for 15 years. gristina first said
this latest effort comes amid reports that the government of syrian president bashar al- assad may be preparing to use chemical weapons. syria's foreign minister says his nation would never use chemical weapons against its own people.. and he warns that any foreign intervention against syria would be "catastrophic". a prominent software maker is in custody in guatemala, and could be deported to belize today. belize authorities want to talk to john mcafee about the fatal shooting of...
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to force government to shrink itself. this is the only way they will do that in my opinion, to have strict term limits for politicians in the future, single term limits so that politics is a duty and no longer a career by buying votes with voters money in perpetuity and that is what the fiscal cliff is all about. is sucking money in a huge transfer from the private sector to big government and big government is totally destructive to the economy and the morale of the nation. dennis: i think the notion that the congress will introduce term limits is on display in a redesign of fantasyland. let's say we do go over the cliff and instead marginal rates go up on their ridge. this doesn't have to be a devastating blow to the economy. doesn't capital at some point find a way to make money? >> all i can tell you is when i came into parliament with margaret thatcher as prime minister the top rate of tax was 92% on the ridge and england was dealing its way into the ocean. margaret thatcher dropped it in the first month to sixty% an
to force government to shrink itself. this is the only way they will do that in my opinion, to have strict term limits for politicians in the future, single term limits so that politics is a duty and no longer a career by buying votes with voters money in perpetuity and that is what the fiscal cliff is all about. is sucking money in a huge transfer from the private sector to big government and big government is totally destructive to the economy and the morale of the nation. dennis: i think the...
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federal government organizes the exchanges. i have a hunch if some states say this is a terrible idea, we're getting pressure, we want our people to join this market oriented system, maybe they'll give them some time to develop it. but i think in the end, having a strong federal exchange could be the best thing that happens. >> there's a difference between the exchange and the medicaid expansion. as far as medicaid is concerned, if a state decides not to expand medicaid, then that's the decision that stands and the irony is, the states which have the most uninsured people are the ones that would benefit the most. for example, texas has more uninsured people by percentage and in absolute numbers than any other state in the country. you would expect texas to be clamoring for -- to expand medicaid, especially because for the first three years, texas wouldn't even have to pay a penny. but governor perry said no, we want to continue to have the most uninsured people in the country. we're not going to expand medicaid, even if it's no
federal government organizes the exchanges. i have a hunch if some states say this is a terrible idea, we're getting pressure, we want our people to join this market oriented system, maybe they'll give them some time to develop it. but i think in the end, having a strong federal exchange could be the best thing that happens. >> there's a difference between the exchange and the medicaid expansion. as far as medicaid is concerned, if a state decides not to expand medicaid, then that's the...
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israel which is where anonymous took down many of the servers of the israeli government many of the officials what official websites and also syria where they tried to keep the internet on line for many even though it was virtually shut down for a couple of days or gaza as well i think during the crisis and i know a lot of us sort of went on to i think it was the i don't know if it was a prime minister or somebody in israel his facebook page was was hacked into by anonymous and there was a free palestine put up and just sort of the wallpaper of his face absolutely was so really people were you know when they were talking about it on this they would really just put all these all these together and just see this as a sign of the growing influence on the internet so i think that's the big takeaway from this isn't just you know sort of a group of computer savvy people these are people who definitely have strong opinions about certain things and make that known and i think sort of the bigger picture here is that they're able to do this the fact that they're able to hack into the f.b.i. web site ki
israel which is where anonymous took down many of the servers of the israeli government many of the officials what official websites and also syria where they tried to keep the internet on line for many even though it was virtually shut down for a couple of days or gaza as well i think during the crisis and i know a lot of us sort of went on to i think it was the i don't know if it was a prime minister or somebody in israel his facebook page was was hacked into by anonymous and there was a free...
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cannot afford to be seem to be weak in dealing with china obviously a higher power with government. over two hundred billion barrels of oil and large amounts of natural gas that's more than the vast majority of the world's energy rich nations have all hidden under the south china sea china claims most of the territory for itself but india has also managed to get access by buying a stake in a vietnamese gas field shortly after hanoi accuse chinese boats of sandwich dodging exploration india warned it's ready to use force to defend its interests hopefully as i said the trip not to lead to a longer term conflict but you know it's it's a new the inevitable because both these countries now large ambitions of becoming global actors and players both china and india have been pumping billions of u.s. dollars into their armies and navies holding drills on a regular basis and beijing has also announced its police will soon start to board and inspect foreign vessels surely the vast oil reserves in the south china sea are just too big of a cash for neither trying out working here to pass out wh
cannot afford to be seem to be weak in dealing with china obviously a higher power with government. over two hundred billion barrels of oil and large amounts of natural gas that's more than the vast majority of the world's energy rich nations have all hidden under the south china sea china claims most of the territory for itself but india has also managed to get access by buying a stake in a vietnamese gas field shortly after hanoi accuse chinese boats of sandwich dodging exploration india...
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i have credibility in rating government debt. i worry about them but the most important thing is if we got a substantial down grade, u.s. treasurys would no longer satisfy international banking requirements. this spills over to the way we will run our lives. this is something we should do anyway. guest: when we got downgraded last time, we were told that pension funds would have to dump the securities and they did not. host: guest: john boehner put out a package which was balanced in the sense the president has called for and included a tax increase the president wanted on high-income americans and had substantial spending cuts. why cannot the president do the same thing? guest: those cuts were specified in general terms only. guest: i would love for the president to come in as the general. host: democrats line, good morning. caller: our you doing today? i will be real quick -- this is a joke. every time i see this mr. aikens on tv, i laughed. this guy was with the regime that put us in this mess today. here is talking about soci
i have credibility in rating government debt. i worry about them but the most important thing is if we got a substantial down grade, u.s. treasurys would no longer satisfy international banking requirements. this spills over to the way we will run our lives. this is something we should do anyway. guest: when we got downgraded last time, we were told that pension funds would have to dump the securities and they did not. host: guest: john boehner put out a package which was balanced in the sense...
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some privacy laws need to be reviewed normally in an offline world you would have cooperation between governments that would respect international human rights standards but as these companies in the cloud are often conducting systematic best business new united states direct access warrant all over the world internet surveillance is increasing and at quite breakneck speed so a solution would be. to at least try and come to some international standard of how to resolve all this and what does privacy mean i know that this is a very ambitious goal but as we all move into the internet and as we all as it all becomes a part of our daily lives free speech and privacy online is becoming ever more important. the u.s. is about to get a taste of its own medicine for most kept it up until this official response to travel by the russians seems to reach and he writes details just ahead. also explain why china and india's dispute over oil and gas see about fall after both countries. wealthy british style it's time to. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy in cars a report on o
some privacy laws need to be reviewed normally in an offline world you would have cooperation between governments that would respect international human rights standards but as these companies in the cloud are often conducting systematic best business new united states direct access warrant all over the world internet surveillance is increasing and at quite breakneck speed so a solution would be. to at least try and come to some international standard of how to resolve all this and what does...
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welcome back to the british government is failing to get people back into work recent figures show the unemployed are more likely to find work on their own and then if they are enrolled on the government's flagship employment program critics also say it stifles any individual young job seekers may have our first but one of the many frustrated job hunters. some months now twenty five year old jay paxton's been keeping a video diary about his experiences on the government's work programme. to work programs the government's flagship scheme that pays private sector organizations to place people in work and they called it a revolution in welfare but the first figures released since its launch revealed a resoundingly failure something that hasn't surprised slightest. they've left a to go and keep his appointment now it seems pretty tightly regiment's and we've watched people running in all morning to keep that appointment been coming to this . once a fortnight for the past six months that he's been on the government's work programme in the time he hasn't found a single job unfortunately that
welcome back to the british government is failing to get people back into work recent figures show the unemployed are more likely to find work on their own and then if they are enrolled on the government's flagship employment program critics also say it stifles any individual young job seekers may have our first but one of the many frustrated job hunters. some months now twenty five year old jay paxton's been keeping a video diary about his experiences on the government's work programme. to...
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and independent report commissioned by the spanish government back in june found that while they estimated that the banks would need sixty two billion euros to rescue the banking system and of course many thought at the time that the figure was was quite conservative. of course since since. the summer the situation has deteriorated in spain. whereby unemployment has carried on rising loans having crease now to a record of close to eleven percent of outstanding loans. and one would expect that the situation will deteriorate so i think this will be the first of probably more of them more than one challenge new research suggests britain is one of the toughest countries to live in when it comes to paying taxes evidence shows some households are handing over the lion's share of their income in tax with little hope of getting vital benefits in return artie's probably boyko reports. up to seventy three percent that's the amount of tax that your average british household pays once an average british household that's two kids two parents with one breadwinner so a lot of people who are just trying t
and independent report commissioned by the spanish government back in june found that while they estimated that the banks would need sixty two billion euros to rescue the banking system and of course many thought at the time that the figure was was quite conservative. of course since since. the summer the situation has deteriorated in spain. whereby unemployment has carried on rising loans having crease now to a record of close to eleven percent of outstanding loans. and one would expect that...
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it is the responsibility of the president the government and that is . this is the point it is their disposability to bring conciliation into the deal to start working to deal with the ills of the society because there is a battle about constitutional order a difference of views about the constitution but this should not the tade or stop the government from moving on dealing with the problems that we as people feel that they have to be addressed and as immediately as we got the result asli a wider arab spring still far from over so what is really going on with this arms print gene really think it's a genuine welling up of popular feeling or do you think there are people pulling strings here for their own not international know that evolutions the change that's taking place is really genuine. it had to come. to continue with the your genes as they. as they were. because they are impossible and many of us including myself. expect that to happen business as usual supporting governments for just there with stability without redevelopment without a democracy
it is the responsibility of the president the government and that is . this is the point it is their disposability to bring conciliation into the deal to start working to deal with the ills of the society because there is a battle about constitutional order a difference of views about the constitution but this should not the tade or stop the government from moving on dealing with the problems that we as people feel that they have to be addressed and as immediately as we got the result asli a...
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that is the thing about government programs. if you plan reductions, it seems to be more cost-effective. there is more certainty in the projection of when the budget will shrink, but when it is started, there can be arbitrary cuts in some of that can be wasteful. host: ruby. north carolina. democratic caller. caller: yes, i have a question. unemployment, the extension is set to expire on december 29. what is the likelihood of that been extended? guest: that is a good question. we have headed for two years. republicans tend to be skeptical because there is a feeling that it discourages people from accepting jobs that are less desirable than the ones they hope for. the democrats would argue that it puts spending money in people's pockets, which helps the economy and the unemployment weekly payment is not enough to make anyone comfortable and lazy, but it does cost money. so, that is one of the many things in the fiscal cliff discussions that we also have to deal with. the social security payroll tax holiday that we have had for tw
that is the thing about government programs. if you plan reductions, it seems to be more cost-effective. there is more certainty in the projection of when the budget will shrink, but when it is started, there can be arbitrary cuts in some of that can be wasteful. host: ruby. north carolina. democratic caller. caller: yes, i have a question. unemployment, the extension is set to expire on december 29. what is the likelihood of that been extended? guest: that is a good question. we have headed...
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also, wisconsin focused only on government workers. here in michigan, this was about both private sector and pluck employees. and the other big difference is the fact that wisconsin was drawn out through that long standoff. governor rick nighter had the lusksry of watching what happened in wisconsin, ohio and indiana as well. he looked at the tactic. he he left his opponents without a counter punch. this was all over and done very quickly, shep. >> shepard: mike tobin live for us tonight in lansing michigan. thanks. a stunning admission from one of the biggest banks in the world. the bigs at hsbc admit that they laundered money for drug cartels. they allowed forbidden transactions with countries including libya and iran. but nobody is going to prison. instead the bank executives are just saying we are sorry and paying a fine. the justice department announced agreement with hsbc the biggest bank in all of europe. as part of of the deal hsbc agrees to pay $1.9 billion in fines. a lot of money certainly. but for this bank it's the equival
also, wisconsin focused only on government workers. here in michigan, this was about both private sector and pluck employees. and the other big difference is the fact that wisconsin was drawn out through that long standoff. governor rick nighter had the lusksry of watching what happened in wisconsin, ohio and indiana as well. he looked at the tactic. he he left his opponents without a counter punch. this was all over and done very quickly, shep. >> shepard: mike tobin live for us tonight...
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the government? check all of the above. we have created this circumstance that costs $32 billion a year, money that we send to these for-profit colleges. if they were a separate federal agency, for-profit colleges would be the ninth largest federal agency in washington, d.c. they receive subsidies from 85% to 95% of all their expenses, directly from the federal government. calling their employees federal employees is not a stretch. they are all paid for by the federal government, as are their advertising and marketing expenses. when you put this all together, it's rotten, and these students who are contacting my office and many other senators are crying out for help and relief. if we can't help these young people after the exploitation of for-profit schools and others, shame on us. mr. president, i yield the floor. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. bingaman: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico. mr. bingaman: mr. president, i
the government? check all of the above. we have created this circumstance that costs $32 billion a year, money that we send to these for-profit colleges. if they were a separate federal agency, for-profit colleges would be the ninth largest federal agency in washington, d.c. they receive subsidies from 85% to 95% of all their expenses, directly from the federal government. calling their employees federal employees is not a stretch. they are all paid for by the federal government, as are their...
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this is a state where we govern from the middle, whether the government is dupont, castle or marcell, with senators roth, coons or biden or kaufman. where democrats and republicans actually like each other and we want to get things done and do what's right for our state. with that in mind we hope some of our friends and neighbors can join us later today in the russell building up on the third floor and we'll make a toast to delaware and enjoy some goodies. it is a joy to serve with my friend. coon coon thank you very much, senator -- mr. coons: thank you very much, senator carper. with that, madam president, i yield the floor. mr. bennet: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. mr. bennet: thank you. let me be the first to congratulate my two friends from delaware on delaware day. happy delaware day. we have a lot of great things in colorado but i'm not going to try to outcompete you on beaches this afternoon. we don't have a lot of those. but i do think it puts me in mind of something, and that is our constitution. delaware, as senator coons mentioned, was
this is a state where we govern from the middle, whether the government is dupont, castle or marcell, with senators roth, coons or biden or kaufman. where democrats and republicans actually like each other and we want to get things done and do what's right for our state. with that in mind we hope some of our friends and neighbors can join us later today in the russell building up on the third floor and we'll make a toast to delaware and enjoy some goodies. it is a joy to serve with my friend....
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that government can't count the amount of workers in government is a little bit beyond the pale and maybe -- >> revised it down? >> from minus 13 to minus 51. i don't know what you call it, 38,000 downward revision. and they revised up the private sector in the month of october, so that was good. the other thing it's very hard for me to believe here that there is not a sandy effect in that i see a minus 22 and a minus 20 on construction. mark, would you just chime in on that? i mean, i guess what -- even if hampton is still there, i don't know, they said no sandy effect, but i'm seeing a minus 42,000 on construction and goods producing. how can that not be? >> no. i think that's some of the sandy effect coming through. with katrina what the bls did is they made some adjustments for the fact that they got a lot fewer respondents from the people who were affected by the storm and my guess is this go-around they decided no to the do that for whatever reason, wait for other data to come in. once we get that data coming in, they will revise down. what you're seeing in the construction jo
that government can't count the amount of workers in government is a little bit beyond the pale and maybe -- >> revised it down? >> from minus 13 to minus 51. i don't know what you call it, 38,000 downward revision. and they revised up the private sector in the month of october, so that was good. the other thing it's very hard for me to believe here that there is not a sandy effect in that i see a minus 22 and a minus 20 on construction. mark, would you just chime in on that? i...
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this will be the third such order issued by the government. the last time was in april when north korea launched another rocket. it blew up less than two minutes after lift off. s. officers are also on alert. >> those ships are capable of participates in defense. we will go forward with that as we did in the last time. >> he said officers will be able to track the missile's flight path. the north koreans have refined their technology so the probability of success has increased. the timing of the launch coincides with the presidential election campaign in south ko a korea. >> translator: today marks a watershed in the presidential campaign. i will do everything i can for the south korean people. >> translator: i promise to achieve a change of government. i would also like to realize a new era in politics. >> ahn said he'll join moon's campaign tour. the two couldn't agree on which one of them should run against the ruling party. so ahn withdrew from the race two weeks ago. the latest opinion poll suggests pak leads moon by about five percentage
this will be the third such order issued by the government. the last time was in april when north korea launched another rocket. it blew up less than two minutes after lift off. s. officers are also on alert. >> those ships are capable of participates in defense. we will go forward with that as we did in the last time. >> he said officers will be able to track the missile's flight path. the north koreans have refined their technology so the probability of success has increased. the...
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south korean government officials say their neighbors are sending up a missile. they say it has a range of more than 10,000 kilometers capable of reaching the u.s. west coast. experts used data from previous launches to make their estimate. they say a missile launched in 2009 had a range of almost 7,000 kilometers. north korean officials tried again in april. the rocket exploded shortly after takeoff. but the first booster burned 18 seconds longer than those used in previous attempts. the experts believe engineers may have succeeded in reducing the size of a nuclear warhead. south korean officials say workers have completed the assembly of the three-stage missile. they say once the crew injects the fuel, it will be ready to go. authorities in pyongyang say they've launch between the 10th and 22nd of this month. they say they're sending a satellite into orbit. but leaders of japan and other countries believe the north koreans are carrying out a test of a long-range ballistic missile. the senior u.s. diplomat on north korea has warned the leadership there. he said
south korean government officials say their neighbors are sending up a missile. they say it has a range of more than 10,000 kilometers capable of reaching the u.s. west coast. experts used data from previous launches to make their estimate. they say a missile launched in 2009 had a range of almost 7,000 kilometers. north korean officials tried again in april. the rocket exploded shortly after takeoff. but the first booster burned 18 seconds longer than those used in previous attempts. the...
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instead of issuing warnings for the syrian government the international community should be concerned about anti acid fighters using chemical weapons that's the view of middle east expert tawfiq honeyed. i don't see that the are so the regime style is the style that will likely use the chemical weapons against his people and how however when it comes to the jihadists attacking him. in the last moments you never know what can happen again these jihadists what is important to mention a vital issue here that the jihadists are even more dangerous if they got this chemical weapons in their head so if you're told that the regime may use this chemical weapons of possibility that the jihadist will use it again with their opponents will be much much more all the jihadists have no problem to behead people alive you deal with people like bin ladin and there are because of al qaida who have no his it is to use any form of whip around to really like control any place. religious believes and ideology. and there's unverified evidence are suggesting there anti outside forces may actually be seeking t
instead of issuing warnings for the syrian government the international community should be concerned about anti acid fighters using chemical weapons that's the view of middle east expert tawfiq honeyed. i don't see that the are so the regime style is the style that will likely use the chemical weapons against his people and how however when it comes to the jihadists attacking him. in the last moments you never know what can happen again these jihadists what is important to mention a vital...
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to the new budget has the same flaws i was talking earlier about with the government and these exact disagreements the reasons for my dismissal. huge budget for difference in law enforcement these expenses are not really enormously blown up they're not affective and you budget is forecast really different. you should the oil price either be from ninety seven to one hundred ten dollars per barrel but if the oil price goes to eighty dollars it will be a critical point for russia we might not get new loans and lose our investment rating so oil prices will continue to determine our future. yes he's critical about dependency on oil it's a theme that keeps coming up time and time again and he's also part of the opposition now and he's so critical of the budget that he's actually releasing a new website i believe it's still under construction but the idea of it is actually pretty cool because it's all about open to the masses so that people can understand how it's going to affect them so it goes region to region and it also shows you how you can actually compare with neighboring countries a
to the new budget has the same flaws i was talking earlier about with the government and these exact disagreements the reasons for my dismissal. huge budget for difference in law enforcement these expenses are not really enormously blown up they're not affective and you budget is forecast really different. you should the oil price either be from ninety seven to one hundred ten dollars per barrel but if the oil price goes to eighty dollars it will be a critical point for russia we might not get...
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and the way to solve that problem by government withdrawing by shrinking the role of government by getting government to spend less tax less and regulate less that is what will comic back in order and that's what. the job great growth again and unemployment is here. so. failing companies being supported by government is only a very short term solution in the long term it is a disaster. now police in the u.k. are refusing to release details about the death of a nurse who would actually committed suicide after a prank call about the pregnant duchess of cambridge news of the nurse's death and i did fuel to the fire as media speculation about the royal baby reached the pitch artie's twenty point reports. all this taking place against a backdrop of intense media speculation a real media circus the whole pos week over news that kate middleton is pregnant we've seen discussions about whether or not kate could be having twins if kate has twins which of the babies potential babies would be the ones succeeding to the throne if it was if they were delivered by c. section it would be the physician pot
and the way to solve that problem by government withdrawing by shrinking the role of government by getting government to spend less tax less and regulate less that is what will comic back in order and that's what. the job great growth again and unemployment is here. so. failing companies being supported by government is only a very short term solution in the long term it is a disaster. now police in the u.k. are refusing to release details about the death of a nurse who would actually committed...
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ability to govern. i agree with david that what we need right now is a downpayment, making some progress. one that probably involves the tax and spending side. and the pledge to do much more later. the important thing to know about the proposals on the street right now is that you can accept everything in the president's proposal for everything in speaker boehner's proposal and he would not solve the budget problems in the longer run. in my judgment, you need about twice what they have put on the table. i'm very troubled by the fact that we are giving the impression that we can solve this problem without imposing much pain on the middle-class. the president made that very explicit. he promised never to raise taxes on the middle class. of course the republicans would back him up on that. there is no way mathematically you can solve this problem without giving something. that has to involve the middle- class. that is where all the money is. as for the point about building a bridge to the bigger solution,
ability to govern. i agree with david that what we need right now is a downpayment, making some progress. one that probably involves the tax and spending side. and the pledge to do much more later. the important thing to know about the proposals on the street right now is that you can accept everything in the president's proposal for everything in speaker boehner's proposal and he would not solve the budget problems in the longer run. in my judgment, you need about twice what they have put on...